युध्यते

युध्यते

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hyawdʰ- (“to fight, to battle”), from Proto-Indo-European *Hyewdʰ- (“to move, to be agitated”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬫𐬏𐬌𐬜𐬌𐬌𐬈𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (yūiδiieiti, “to fight”), Parthian yws- (“to battle”), Latin iubeō, Lithuanian judėti.

Verb

युध्यते • (yúdhyate) (root युध्, class 4, type A)

1. to fight, battle
2. to wage war
3. (rarely) to overcome in battle

Related terms

• युद्ध (yuddha)
• योद्धृ (yoddhṛ)
• युयुत्सु (yuyutsu, “desirous of fighting”)

Descendants

• Pali: yujjhati
• Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
  • Old Assamese: যুঝ (jujho)
    • Assamese: যুঁজ (zũz), যুঁজা (zũza)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀚𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀇 (jujjhaï)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀚𑀼𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀤𑀺 (jujjhadi)
  • Gujarati: ઝૂઝવું (jhūjhvũ)
  • Hindi: जूझना (jūjhnā)